Terms and Conditions

What is it?

For the entire day of Thursday 1st November 2007 (local UK time), sellers who list one or more items in an eligible category using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy-It-Now Only (Fixed Price) formats, and who offer PayPal as a payment option will pay a half price (rounding up) Insertion Fee per item they list. Please refer to the tables below for the basic Insertion Fees for listing an item on eBay.co.uk as well as for the category-specific selling fees for "Media" products and the Toys & Games and Photography categories, including details of both the regular and promotional Insertion Fees by starting price:

For a full list of “Media” product categories and to find out more about Insertion Fees for "Media" product categories click here.

To find out more about Insertion Fees for the the Toys & Games and Photography categories, click here. 

When is it?

Thursday 1st November 2007 from 00:00:01 GMT until 23:59:59 GMT local time (promotional period).

What's included?

• Only items listed in British Pounds Sterling on eBay.co.uk in an eligible category using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy-It-Now Only (Fixed Price) formats, and which offer PayPal as a payment option will qualify for the promotion.
• Sellers can list items with any starting price to qualify for the promotion.
• Sellers listing an item using the Auction-with-Buy It Now format will qualify for the promotion but will still be charged the Listing Upgrade Fee for Buy It Now.
• Any item previously scheduled to go live on Thursday 1st November 2007 will qualify for the promotion.
• If a seller re-lists an item on Thursday 1st November 2007 that had previously closed without a successful sale, the re-list will qualify for the promotion. If the re-listed item sells and is eligible under the eBay re-list policy, eBay will refund the Insertion Fee at the Promotional Insertion Fee price detailed above in ‘What is it?’ section.
• Items listed in the 'Parts & Accessories' sub-categories of the Motors Category.
• Items listed in the "Media" categories. See below for a full list the “Media” categories as well as the category-specific selling fees for “Media” products.
• Items listed in the Toys & Games and Photography categories. See below for the category-specific selling fees for these categories.

What’s excluded?

• Apart from items listed in the “Parts & Accessories” sub-categories of the Motors Category (detailed in the ‘What’s Included?’ section above), all other items listed in any Motors Category are excluded.
• Items listed in the "Residential Property" sub-category of the "Home & Garden" category.
• Items listed in the "Mobile Phones with Contract" sub-category of the "Mobile & Home Phones" category.
• Items listed using the eBay Express Only format.
• Multiple-Item listings in all formats. This includes both Auction-style (also known as Dutch Auctions) and Fixed Price formats. See the full details about Multiple-Item listings.
• Identical listings that do not comply with our Duplicate Listings policy.
• Shops Inventory Format listings. See the full details about listing items using the Shops Inventory Format.
• Any item listed on Thursday 1st November 2007 but scheduled to start after the promotional period will NOT qualify for the promotion.
• Any items listed which do not comply with our Listing Policies or Prohibited and Restricted Items Policies.
• Only the basic eBay Insertion Fee will be half price. All other eBay selling fees will still apply, including but not limited to Final Value Fees, optional Reserve Price Fees and all Listing Upgrade Fees such as "Gallery", "Item Subtitle", "Bold" or "Highlight". See the full details about eBay fees.

Sellers listing using the Auction-with-Buy It Now format will still be charged the Listing Upgrade Fee for Buy It Now.

Category specific pricing

1. “Media” categories

Items listed in the "Media" categories (see below for a full list) using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now, and Buy-It–Now Only (Fixed Price) formats are included in this promotion. Please see the table below for the Category-specific selling fees for “Media” products.

• The Media categories are:
• the "Books, Comics & Magazines" category (excluding the "Accessories" sub category)
• the "DVD, Film and TV" category (excluding the "Accessories/Storage", "Film Memorabilia" and "TV Memorabilia" sub categories)
• the "Games" sub category of the "Video Games" category
• the "Music" category (excluding the "Music Memorabilia" and "Accessories/Storage" sub categories).

Find out more about Insertion Fees for "Media" product categories here.

2. Toys & Games and Photography categories

Items listed in the Toys & Games and Photography categories using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now and Buy-It–Now Only(Fixed Price) formats are included in this promotion. Please see the table below for the Category-specific selling fees.

For more details on the reduced Insertion Fee for the Toys & Games and Photography categories between 23rd October and 31st December 2007 please refer to the terms and conditions.

Further Information

• If an item is listed in 2 eligible categories, the Insertion Fee will be twice the Promotional Insertion Fee detailed above in the 'What is it?' section.
• Please note that the transaction does not have to be completed with PayPal in order to qualify.
• If a seller lists an item with a third party listing tool such as TurboLister, they will not be able to see that they have been charged the promotional price at the time they list their item. However, if that seller’s item qualifies for the promotion, the seller will see from the "My account" section of "My eBay" that the promotional fees have been applied to the item that they listed.